I. verb(skipped; skipping)Etymology: Middle English skippen, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect skopa to hopDate: 14th centuryintransitive verb1.a. to move or proceed with leaps and bounds or with a skip
b. to bound off one point after another ;ricochet2. to leave hurriedly or secretly <

skipped out without paying their bill

>3.a. to pass over or omit an interval, item, or step
b. to omit a grade in school in advancing to the next
c.misfire 1
transitive verb1.a. to pass over without notice or mention ;omit<

skipped her name

>b. to pass by or leave out (a step in a progression or series)
2.a. to cause to skip (a grade in school)
b. to cause to bound or skim over a surface <

skip a stone across a pond

>3. to leap over lightly and nimbly
4.a. to depart from quickly and secretly <

skipped town

>b. to fail to attend or participate in <

skip the tournament

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skip the meeting

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• skippableadjectiveII. nounDate: 15th century1.a. a light bounding step
b. a gait composed of alternating hops and steps
2. an act of omission or the thing omitted
III. nounEtymology: short for 2skipperDate: 18301. the captain of a side in a game (as curling or lawn bowling) who advises the team as to the play and controls the action
2.skipper II
IV. transitive verb(skipped; skipping)Date: 1900
to act as skipper of

Skip — Skip, v. t. 1. To leap lightly over; as, to skip the rope. [1913 Webster] 2. To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss; as, to skip a line in reading; to skip a lesson. [1913 Webster] They who have a mind to see the issue may skip these … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Skip — Skip, n. 1. A light leap or bound. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mus.) A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once. Busby. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

skip — vb Skip, bound, hop, curvet, lope, lollop, ricochet can all mean to move or advance with successive springs or leaps .The first three words are commonly referable to persons or animals but they may be used in reference to inanimate things. Skip… … New Dictionary of Synonyms